Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cappanihane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappanihane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.42441, -8.76220
- SMR number
- LI038-128----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on low-lying gently undulating terrain with marshy area to NE. Oval area (62m NE-SW; 37m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.3m) SW->N. Bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.4m) is generally well preserved but denuded by cattle at W. Entrance (Wth 4.5m) at SSW. Buildings shown abutting external bank face at S on 1923 OS 6-inch map have been removed; remains of stone built pier and enclosing wall survive SSE->S. Field boundary with shallow field drain on W side abuts bank at NNE. Interior, under pasture and used as a paddock, slopes down to NE. Similar enclosures lies 30m to W (LI038-160---) and 30m to SW (LI038-161---).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.